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The People Versus Horton the Elephant (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
CAT (AS MARSHAL) This is the case of the people versus Horton the elephant
OTHERS IN COURT Horton the elephant!
CAT (AS MARSHAL) Judge Yertle the turtle presiding. Everyone rise!
JUDGE YERTLE Order! Order! Order in the court!
JUDGE YERTLE & ALL Order, order, order, order in the court!
CAT (AS MARSHAL) The defendant is charged with talking to a speck, Disturbing the peace, and loitering ... on an egg.
HORTON Your honor, this clover is Exhibit A.
HORTON SOUR KANGAROO, They're Whos here. There are Whos here. Smaller than the eye can See! Biggest blame fool in the Jungle of Nool
It's true, sir! Here's who's who, sir! He's a who, and so is she
Biggest blame fool in the Jungle of Nool
(JUDGE YERTLE bangs the gavel)
JUDGE YERTLE Order! Order! Order in the court!
CAT (AS MARSHAL) Call to the stand the star witness versus Horton the elephant. Raise your right hand and swear!
SOUR KANGAROO I swear... That he's the biggest blame fool In the Jungle of Nool As I testified long ago. Biggest blame fool Just a fool, fool, fool! And a mother like me should know. Judgin' him trunk to toe... You better think!
BIRD GIRLS Think!
SOUR KANGAROO Think!
BIRD GIRLS Think!
SOUR KANGAROO Oh please, throw him in the clink!
BIRD GIRLS (testifying) Talkin' to a speck Talkin' to a speck To a speck of dust!
GERTRUDE Objection!
ALL (EXCEPT HORTON AND GERTRUDE) Overruled!
WICKERSHAMS, KANGAROO, BIRD GIRLS (testifying) Sittin' on an egg Sittin' on an egg Sittin' on an egg!
GERTRUDE Objection!
ALL (EXCEPT HORTON AND GERTRUDE) Overruled!
HORTON I meant what I said And I said what I meant: An elephant's faithful One hundred percent! You can throw me in jail, Lock me up in a zoo... But I won't desert my egg And I will not abandon Who!
These Whos, sir, Win or lose, sir, Whether you believe or not, They're here. They live in fear. And I'm the only friend they've got Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com
You can do what you want with me, Your Honor, And I won't question why.
But Please save Who, The ti-niest planet in the sky.
JUDGE YERTLE Based on the evidence, I have no choice But to order the defendant, Horton the elephant, Remanded to the Nool asylum for the criminally insane. And as for the dust speck...
BIRD GIRLS Ooh! That dust speck!
CAT (AS MARSHAL) And as for the dust speck
BIRD GIRLS Ooh! That speck!
CAT (AS MARSHAL), SOUR KANGAROO, WICKERSHAMS, YERTLE And as for your dust speck, That we will Boil boil boil boil boil... In a hot steaming kettle of beezlenut oil!
HORTON Boil it! Oh no! No, that you can't do! It's all full of persons! They'll prove it to you! Mr. Mayor, Mr. Mayor! Oh, please, Mr. Mayor! You've got to prove now That you really are there! So ring every doorbell. And send out the word! Make every Who holler! Make every Who heard!
CAT (AS MARSHAL), SOUR KANGAROO, WICKERSHAMS, YERTLE, BIRD GIRLS Boil, boil, boil, boil, boil!
(MR. and MRS. MAYOR appear)
MAYOR & MRS. MAYOR Attention all Whos! Attention all Whos! We've got to be heard! There's no time to lose!
MRS. MAYOR So send up a shout
MAYOR Make it loud! Make it clear!
JOJO, ALL WHOS We are here! We are here! We are here! We are here!
COURTROOM MEN COURTROOM WOMEN Boil it! Boil it! Boil it! Boil it! Boil it! Boil it! Boil it! Boil it!
HORTON Don't give up! I believe in you all! A person's a person, no matter how small! And you very small persons will not have to die If you make yourselves heard! So, please! TRY!
COURTROOM PEOPLE WHOS Boil it! Boil it! Boil it! Boil it! We are here! Boil it! We are here! Boil it! We are here! Boil it! We are here! Boil it! We are here! Boil... We are here!
HORTON, MR. AND MRS. MAYOR Jojo, think of something!
CAT Now just for a moment, young Jojo looked grim. The fate of the Whos rested squarely on him! But then came a think.- A peculiar new word no one ever had heard!
ALL (IN COURTROOM) WHOS Boil it! We are here! Boil it! We are here! Boil it! We are here! Boil!... We are here!
JOJO (a long yell) YOPP!
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